Golf-tee mold



F. H. WIESE GOLF TEE MOLD Filed larch 16, 1925 Nov. 3 1925.

Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

FRANK H. WIESE, OF IANITOWOC, WISCONSIN;

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Application filed larch 16, 1925. Serial No. 15,892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. Wmsn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf- Tee Molds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. I

This invention relates to a golf tee mold, and to a method of making a golf tee.

Objects of this invention are to provide a method of making a golf tee which may be quickl and easily followed even by an unskille operator, and which will insure an accurate formation of the tee so that each of the tees made by this method will be identical both in compactness and in shape.

Further objects are to provide a golf tee mold which is highly practical in operation, which may be easily used, which 1s extremely small and may be carried conveniently in the pocket of the operator, and which may be very cheaply produced.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the golf tee mold showing it in contracted position.

Fi re 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 ,of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 1 showing the mold expanded.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the mold in its expanded condition.

Figure 6 is a view of the finished tee with the golf ball positioned thereon.

In practising the method contemplated by this invention, the operator shapes the tee preferably from the moistened sand provided for this purpose on the standard golf link, into an approximately truncated conical form. He then places this truncated cone upon the ground and compacts it by simultaneously contracting the entire peripheral surface of the cone. Obviously, this peripheral contracting may take place prior to the placing of the truncated cone upon the ground, if desired. By following this method a universally compacted tee of accurate shape and of uniform characteristic is assured. a

The golf tee mold for use in carrying out this process comprises an annular resilient member 1 .preferably formed from sheet metal and provided with rolled upper and lower marginal edges 2 and 3. This mold is slitted from its top edge to its bottom edge and thus opposed edges 4 and 5 are provided. Obviously, a very convenient way of forming this mold is by making it, as stated, of sheet material and rolling it into the form illustrated in Figure 5, although obviously it could be cast, if desired, or otherwise formed in this shape.

In using the mold it is merely necessary to fill it with the moist sand or similar material provided on the golf links and, thereafter, compact the material by simultaneously contracting its entire peripheral surface. This contracting of the peripheral surface is readily accomplished by squeezing the edges 4 and 5 into contact. It is to be 'noted at this point that this mode of contacting is very efiicacious in securing a substantially uniform compacting throughout the entire mass of the truncated cone.

As shown in Figures 1 and.2, the contracted mold may be readily manipulated by the operator and placed with the base of the truncated cone 6 in contact with the ground. Thereafter, the operator merely releases the pressure upon the mold and allows it to expand, asshown in Figures 3 and 4. This is followed by raising the mold directly upwardly thus completely clearing and freeing the tee 6 from the mold. The golf ball 7 is seated upon the tee 6 in the usual manner,

, such ball pressing a slight cup-shaped recess into the upper end of the tee.

It is apparent that the operator may grip the .tee mold between the thumb and first finger of his left hand and may fill the mold with his right hand. Upon releasing the pressure upon the mold to allow it to expand, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the operator slightly moves his fingers to allow this expansion and then lifts the mold directly from the tee.

It will be seen from this disclosure that the operator never removes his fingers from the tee mold until after it has been completely removed from the tee itself, and thus there is no danger of his leaving the mold upon the finished tee.

It will be seen further that the tee mold may be easily carried in the pocket as it is of small dimensions and light weight, and it will be seen further that it may be very quickl and easily operated even by an unskille person, and, due to the simultaneous contraction of all of the peripheral surface of the tee, will produce a uniform compacted tee.

While I have specifically described the resilient mold member as being manufactured of metal, I may in some instances substitute rubber therefor, whereby reduction in manu- 10 facturing cost will be effected.

I claim: 1

A golf tee mold comprising an annular resilient member having the shape of a truncated cone, said member being formed of sheet material having spaced edges and hav ing rolled upper and lower marginal edges.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsm.

FRANK H. WIESE. 

